From the left comes the Etowah. From the right comes the Oostanaula. Their convergence forms the Coosa, which snakes its way through Georgia into Alabama. It joins with the Tallapoosa and becomes the Alabama River. Its final destination is Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico.
This is from the gravestones of the Confederate soldiers at Myrtle Hill Cemetary in Rome, GA. I took this with my new Canon SD 600, and there is some great detail on the stone.
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Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite I visited a school up in Pickens County today, and I got a great shot of the mountains near Jasper.
In the middle of the square in Dahlonega is their gold museum. This used to be city hall and is a beautiful centerpiece to one of our most picturesque towns.
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These are the innocent relatives of the really nasty looking Georgia Thumper.
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite Ted Turner Started the Cable News Network in Atlanta in 1980. This is the inside of the building taken from the food court between CNN Center and Phillips Arena.
I took this at Myrtle Hill Cemetary in Rome the other day. This guy has no regard for any sign that will keep him from enjoying a fine spring day in northwest Georgia.
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Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite I took a trip up to Rome on Saturday, and here are a few shots. Rome is the city where I had the pleasure of spending four years of college at Berry College.
This is the famous Rome clock tower, right in the middle of downtown Rome.
These are Confederate gravestones at Myrtle Hill Cemetary in Rome.
The Old Mill at Berry College
I got really lucky on this shot. I caught this snake in the Mountain Reservoir Lake at Berry College.
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite Scenes from the little known waterfall near Dahlonega aptly named “the Edge of the World.” As we trekked in we met a professor with textbooks and samples in tow coming from this haven from the outside world. This is a great place to go.
When we visited North Georgia recently, and took our picnic at the “edge of the world” we enjoyed watching this beautiful chocolate lab retrieving a buoy for his master. He was a year and a half and so excited to frolick in the waterfall.
This is Georgia. The man and his pet were complete strangers and yet neighbors. We traded stories about Labrador retrievers and how energetic they can be. We admired this fine animal as he strove to go in the fastest moving part of the waterfall. It was truly a joy to watch this animal. In Georgia we love animals and we always take time to swap stories with “neighbors” — even those we don’t know!
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Recently, my husband took me to Dahlonega for my birthday. We love to get a pic nic lunch and hike to a reclusive waterfall called “the edge of the world.” We saw so many amazing things there. I particularly loved this portion of the half mile hike back out from the falls.
North Georgia is truly beautiful and is our favorite place to vacation.
Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite Mirror Lake is located in Villa Rica, which is in West Georgia. My parents recently bought a home there, and I took this from almost behind their house. The larger version is really much better.
The Braves aren’t off to a great start so far, but they’ll probably get going once it warms up. I took this last season, and the batter is Andruw Jones.
